Import Databases to Azure SQL Database
I recently spoke at a conference and was asked what is the easiest way to import databases to Azure SQL Database. Therefore, I wanted to share how I do...
2020-03-04
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Blog Posts
Information Measurement with SQL Server Part 4.8: The Intersection Family of Distances
By Steve Bolton …………Each group of distance measures surveyed in this segment of the series was defined by affinities between the underlying equations. For example, the common denominator for...
2020-03-04 (first published: 2020-02-27)
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Schema Filtering in SQL Prompt
I love SQL Prompt, and I’m regularly impressed by the enhancements our teams continue to make in the product. One item that I found interesting recently was schema filtering....
2020-03-04 (first published: 2020-02-27)
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VMware vExpert 2020
I’m proud to announce that I’ve been awarded the VMware vExpert community award for the calendar year 2020. I’m absolutely thrilled to be awarded this title for the eighth...
2020-03-04
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A lack of foreign keys – a bad culture example.
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One of the things that I’ve been seeing more often than I would like to lately is large databases with...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2018-10-28)
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Are You Still Worried About Data in the Cloud?
There really are technology stacks and business use cases that should never be moved off of big iron. Then there’s the rest of us. Chances are very high if...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2020-02-27)
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Azure Enhancements – Time to take a look (and read the ebook.)
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Recently I’ve become quite interested in the latest incarnation of Azure SQL Database.
For those that are unaware of some of...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2015-01-27)
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Following good practice saves wasted time down the line.
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Sometimes I come across what I call unusual coding practices. Developers usually have pressure on them to deliver and this...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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Generating Insert Statements
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I been asked a few times lately the best way to generate INSERT statements.
I’d always replied to use SSMS.
I know...
2020-03-03 (first published: 2019-02-02)
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SQL Saturday Rochester 2020 Recap
Another SQL Saturday Rochester is in the books - our eighth over the past nine years. Unlike past years, I actually am going to recap the event! Ray Kim...
2020-03-03
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Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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